Display stretched horizontally

Oblong pictures I have just bought this monitor. Photo images are stretched across the horizontal axis making every one look like they have gained 20 lbs. I am using a dellPC with XP Home edition. I have reset the resolution and switched to larger founts which has helped the text resolution dramatically but not the pictures.

The issue here is that you have a low resolution picture and a high resolution display. Windows is "stretching" the smaller, low resolution picture so that it will fit across the larger area, thus distorting it.\015\012\015\012Right click on the des ...
Samsung SyncMaster 940BE 19" LCD Monitor

Acer P193W monitor stretched image

What service pack of windows xp are you running? Also, do you have your old monitor, if so, then plug it in and see if the same problem occurs. If not , go under the settings for your graphics card (not windows display options) and see if there can b ...
Acer X193W LCD Monitor

Everything on the screen appears stretched - PC Laptops

If you can, set the Screen resolution to the maximum native resolution your monitor supports by adjusting the slider. to 1680x1050, if you can set it to that, then Windows will \015\012automatically displ ...
PC Laptops

Compaq mv540 monitor suddenly can't adjust screen features

Gateway MX6448, screen is stretched problem is not screen resolution

On the desktop,\015\012right click and go to Properties\015\012then goto Settings\015\012\015\012See the horizontal bar,\015\012move it left or right to change the display settings\015\012\015\012Apply and Ok ...
Gateway MX6448 Notebook

HP 1730 lcd monitor horizontal glitches on screen. the monitor shows clearly but the screen shakes up and down until it enlarges itself of the screen so you can't see the task bar on thebottom the screen stretches itself . then the monitor screen shakes radically horizontally mostly whitelines on the screen. and will not adjust itself. I've tried to adjustin display but it doesn't last long then the glitches start again. Please help if you have any suggestions. Thanks in Advance

Find the buttons on the monitor itself, they control all those things. I had the same problem myself. It's not within the operating system --- it's the monitor itself. It's not display control or any of those things\015\012\01 ...
Computer Monitors

Monitor screen display in stretched out and not proper

Tell me the monitor model and year of make...\015\012if the screen displayed in different sizes and shape when u on it and change mode while in on position after few minutes then this is problem in the Horizontal-vertical section of yoke coil. ...
Computer Monitors

Acer AL2216WBD LCD Monitor Problem

If your computer does not have a video card that supports the correct\015\012resolutions for the widescreen monitors, then your picture may get\015\012stretched. Much like watching normal tv programs on a an hd set. It\015\012will eitther strech or c ...
Acer AL2216WBD LCD Monitor

Screen stretched out horizontally and distorting picture. None of the settings buttons appear to solve this. I can shift the image vertically or horizontally; but not squeeze it horizontally.

There are adjustments in the size of the items on a screen under the screen properties, settings. If you right click on the desktop screen and then properties you can get there. There is at least one size which causes a distortion of images being ...
Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1" LCD Monitor

Lines across screen and other problems....

Computer screen stretches images--but only in Windows 7 and new Dell computer. It does this on the Dell provided screen, and a samsung. It doesn't matter which resolution it is set to--default or any other possible resolution.The text and photos all stretch horizontally. However, the monitor works perfect on older XP computer system.

Stretched horizon the display is stretched as if the horizontal size option in the OSD is turned up as far as it will go. i've tried adjusting this option with no effect. the pincushion adjustment also has no effect any ideas?

Round things are shaped like eggs

This is a widescreen monitor. To get the display to look right, you need to install the software that came with the monitor, and set the resolution to the manufacturer's recommended setting (the monitor's "native resolution"). I don't know what that ...
Acer AL1917W LCD Monitor

Can't display native resolution.

Dear Sir,\015\012\015\012Better you have to try for once 1360X768 resolution. Its almost fits for Wide screen.\015\012\015\012Please try for this.\015\012\015\012Thanks ...
Samsung 206BW Monitor

The desktop background on my w17e monitor is skewed to the right in stretch and even in center position. nothing I do will move it back to center. Changing the resolution does not help either. Right now it is at 1440x980 as recommended. Please help Thank you

What you need to do is to get into the Display Adjustment menu. The menu will have two rows that each have 5 icons on each row. The icon you want is the one with the cross made of arrows. Highlight that and you will then be in the Image Positio ...
HP w17e Monitor

Lines running through some pictures

Sounds like the video inverter is bad or the inverter has a bad connection.You could try unplugging the display and then plugging it back in,maybe it will help.Alot of times this starts happening if a wire gets stretched or in a bind opening and clos ...
Acer Aspire One PC Notebook

The positioning of my desktop's imageis still distorted despite running the easy tune display wizard and my using the auto tune keys on the side of the monitor.

Use the manual methods on your monitor (horizontal and vertical size and position), not the auto tune and see if you can get it to improve.Try using a different desktop picture as well.Right click on the desktop where there ar ...
Gateway PC Desktops

Acer AL 1917W- Same Problem

Use the display /settings control to change the monitor resolution to 1440 x 900.\015\012Please post here with positive or negative results to this as there are other factors which will take more explaining. ...
Acer Aspire™ T180 PC Desktop

Display Resolution for Compaq Presario Upgraded XP to WIndows 7

Not its possible.... that resolution come with the LCD of the laptop and the only way its buying a lcd screen that support more resolution.. Pls click if my solution was helpful ...
Compaq Presario Notebook

No XP driver for Hannspree New york 19 inch monitor

Hi David,Thanks for the comment regarding what type of computer equipment that you have. The integrated video card that you are using definitely is not designed for the widescreen monitors and will not work properly with the widescreen ( ...
Hannspree HANNS-G 19" Widescreen Monitor

Unable to drive LG W22432S monitors in WindowsXP

Hi i own a w2242s pf Lg lcd/monitornormally i switch off the computer but when it is time to switch on the pc, the screen does'nt wanna switch on, it takes a moment or day of unplugging of the cable and the power cord then it might co ...
PC Desktops

Horizontal colored strip just to the left of the middle of the screen

Those issues can be caused by either loose connector cable between the display and the motherboard. Or a fault in the video adapter / card. Last possibility is faulty display panel.To find out if the video adapter is the cause you could c ...
Sony VAIO Digital Studio VGN-AR320E Notebook

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